Vinyl pressings
by UB40 · 1980
I Think Its Going To Rain was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
GRAD 8 ASide A runout, variant 1
GRAD 8 BSide B runout, variant 1
GRAD8A Ʊ ̶U̶B̶ ̶4̶0̶ ̶-̶1̶ EG. D C1Side A runout, variant 2
GRAD8B Ʊ ̶U̶B̶ ̶4̶0̶ ̶-̶2̶ EG. S DSide B runout, variant 2
U.B. 40. A ℧ -Side A
U.B. 40. A-* ℧ -Side AA
UB40 A̶ B EL GO ƱHand etched, A side variant 1
UB40 B̶ A GOƱHand etched, AA side variant 1
UB40 A̶1̶ B1 GO [lyre symbol]Side A runout variant 2
UB40 A̶ 2 B̶1̶ A1 GO [lyre symbol]Side AA runout variant 2
12 GRAD 8A BILBO TAPE One GL S⊥Side A
12 GRAD 8 B BILBO TAPE One GL S⊥Side AA
Ʊ UB-40-1 EGSide A runout, etched
Ʊ UB-40-2 EGSide B runout, etched
BA 222737-1 D MX192882Side A
BA 222737-2 D MX192883Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222737First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | Graduate Records 310846 / Vogue 310846First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Vogue 101350 / Graduate Records 101350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Graduate Records INT 126.700First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Graduate Records INT 111.701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Graduate Records GRAD 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Graduate Records GRAD 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Graduate Records GRAD 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Graduate Records GRAD 87", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS-3004 / Graduate Records SVKS-3004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Graduate Records GRAD 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Graduate Records 12 GRAD 8 / Graduate Records GRAD 8First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Graduate Records GRAD 8First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Graduate Records 12 GRAD 8 / Graduate Records GRAD 8First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of I Think Its Going To Rain are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Graduate Records GRAD 8, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRAD 8, 12 GRAD 8, BA 222737, 310846) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRAD 8 A and GRAD 8 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
